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L’Onde du Midi at the Louvre

Public collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris
> opening on January 24th, 2020

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Pyramid, the Musée du Louvre has commissioned another major public artwork, inviting Elias Crespin to design a new permanent piece for the museum.
Consisting of 128 metal tubes hanging from motor-powered cables, the artist’s kinetic creation, 'L’Onde du Midi', will perform its subtle choreography at the top of the Escalier du Midi in the southeast corner of the Cour Carrée. Crespin thus follows in the footsteps of leading contemporary art figures who have created works for the Louvre, such as Anselm Kiefer (2007), François Morellet (2010) and Cy Twombly (2010).

Mouvement. Hommage à Denise René

Group show | Bonisson Art Center, Rognes
> from October 8th 2022 to January 8th 2023

The Château Bonisson Art Center in Rognes, in French Provence, organises an exhibition in memory of the Parisian gallerist Denise René. The show presents historical and contemporary artists from the gallery, in tribute of Denise René's role in the development of kinetic art since the 1950's.

Elias Crespin's sculptures 'Trianguconcéntricos Cuivre-50 3/3', 2021 and 'Trianguconcéntricos Laiton-50 1/3', 2021 will be on display.

Château Bonisson
177 route des Mauvares
13840 Rognes, France

Dallas Art Fair

Fair | Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Gallery, Houston, Booth A3
> from April 21th to April 24th 2022

Elias Crespin's sculptures will be presented at the 2022 edition of Dallas Art Fair, represented by Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Gallery, on booth A3.

Dallas Art Fair at Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75201
USA

Cinétique !

Group exhibition | Fondation Villa Datris, Espace Monte-Cristo, Paris
> from April 9th to December 11th 2022

The Villa Datris Foundation presents in its Parisian exhibition space 'Cinétique! La sculpture en mouvement', a selection of works from its collection. Combining historical and scientific references, the exhibition brings together kinetic sculptures from the 1960s and more recent ones, using cutting-edge technologies. Whether static, dynamic or mechanical, the works reveal movement in all its diversity.

Elias Crespin presents the sculpture ‘Malla Electrocinética IV’, 2018.

Art Paris 2022

Fair | Galerie Denise René, Booth F10
> from April 7th to April 10th 2022

For its first participation to the Art Paris art fair, Galerie Denise René will present works by historical kinetic artists and a special focus on two contemporary artists, Elias Crespin and Pe Lang.

'Elipsis Aluminium', 2022, 'Trianguconcéntricos Cuivre 1/3', 2022, 'Trianguconcéntricos Laiton 1/3', 2022, 'Tetralineados Trois Bleus', 2022, and 'Cuadrado Flexionante Alu Bleu Noir', 2021 by Elias Crespin will be presented.

Grand Palais Ephémère
Place Joffre, 75007 Paris

Art et programmation

Group exhibition | Galerie Denise René, Paris
> from March 24th to May 12th, 2022

Galerie Denise René presents 'Art et Programmation', an exhibition that explores the notion of programming in art, especially its links with geometrical abstraction. The show brings together historical artists of the gallery and younger, more contemporary ones that push further the artistic possibilities of programmation through new technologies.

The show features the sculpture '32 caras en marco', 2014 by Elias Crespin.

Echo ‘Révolution Xenakis’

Group exhibition | Cité de la musique, Paris
> from February 10th to June 26th, 2022

In echo to the exhibition 'Révolution Xenakis', the Cité de la Musique presents a display of contemporary works among its historical collections. In dialogue with the museum's permanent pieces are presented kinetic artworks by artists from the generation of the composer, artist and architect Iannis Xenakis, and more contemporary ones.

Elias Crespin created a new sculpture for this exhibition, 'Plano mousikê', 2022, which slowly moves above nineteenth-century pianos.

Lumière Espace Temps

Group exhibition | Le Grenier à Sel, Avignon
> From October 1st, 2021 to January 22th, 2022

'Lumière Espace Temps' presents works by 14 contemporary artists that explore the interactions between art and technology. The exhibition is a tribute to Nicolas Schöffer, a pioneer of cybernetic art.

With Félicie d’Estienne d’Orves, Pe Lang, Adrien Lucca, Etienne Rey, Antoine Schmitt, Anne Sarah Le Meur, Olivier Ratsi, Santiago Torres, Lab(au), Justine Emard, Ronan Barrot – Robbie Barrat, Maurice Benayoun and Niko de La Faye.

Elias Crespin presents 'Circular Inception', 2016.

Retour à la ligne

Group exhibition | Galerie Denise René, Paris
> from December 18th, 2021 to January 8th, 2022

Galerie Denise René selected works by 19 contemporary abstract artists that explore and reinvent the fundamental graphic element that is the line.

On display, 'Línea Inox', 2016.

'Línea Inox' in front of 'CCCCLXXXIII', 2018 by Anne Blanchet © Galerie Denise René

Dynamique du bleu

Group exhibition | Galerie Denise René, Paris
> from September 18th to October 30th 2021

On the occasion of this new exhibition, Denise René gallery offers the visitor a view on a selection of artworks whose common point is just one colour: blue.
'Because it is the very colour of modernity, geometric abstraction and kinetic artists, of all generations, take hold of it and shape it to suit their creative universe, using surprisingly diverse approaches'.

On display, Elias Crespin's Trianguconcéntricos Alu bleu 1/3 (2021).

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Sculpture en fête !

Group exhibition | Fondation Villa Datris, l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
> from May 22d to November the 1st 2021

This year, the Villa Datris Foundation presents a retrospective of its last 10 years acquisitions. Elias Crespin's sculpture 'Malla Electrocinética IV', created in 2018 for the Foundation, is presented amongst the artworks of 126 artists. A precious collection to discover.

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Elias Crespin: And Yet It Moves!

Solo exhibition | Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Gallery, Houston
> from March 25th to May 15th 2021

Elias Crespin belongs to the Kinetic Art movement of Latin America and has established an international name for himself through the ingenious beauty of his electrokinetic mobiles. His exhibition at Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino showcases an ensemble of works produced between 2010 and 2020, illustrating the various stages of his artistic evolution. (...)
(Domitille d'Orgeval, Independent Curator)

On display, 'Tetralineados Transparente' (2010), 4Net Inox Quadra (2013), 'Linea Copper' (2016), 'Circuconcéntricos Aluminium-50 1/3' (2018), 'La Danza de las Catenarias' (2019), '12 cubos en línea bleu' et 'Gran 16 cubos rojo' (2020).

© Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Gallery

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Exploring

Group exhibition | Wuling Art Space, Beijing
> from September 25th to September 30th 2020

HdM Gallery presents Elias Crespin's scupltures '32 Segmentos en Ronda', 2014 and 'Circuconcéntricos Alu Red', 2016 at Wuling Art Space in Beijing.

With works of Elias Crespin, Liu Guoqiang, Chou Shijie, Pan Xiaorong, and Li Yiwen.

© HDM Gallery

IMMATERIAL / RE-MATERIAL

Group exhibition | UCCA, Beijing
> from September 26th 2020 to January 17th 2021

'Immaterial / Re-material: A brief history of computing art', curated by Jérôme Neutres and Ara Qiu, is an overview of computing art from its 60s pionneers to the most contemporary creations involving computers, algorithms, interfaces and networks. Through the works of twenty-nine international artists, the exhibition offers a reflection on the redefinition of reality and materiality induced by the rise of the digital world.

ELIAS CRESPIN

Solo show | Galerie Denise René Rive Gauche, Paris
> January 25th 2020 - June 12th 2020

Galerie Denise René presents a solo show of Elias Crespin, celebrating their nine years collaboration. The show is held in parallel with the inauguration of Crespin's sculpture ‘L'Onde du Midi’ in the Louvre Museum's collections and presents some of Crespin's most recent creations, including his graphic works, showed for the first time.

Entering the Maison de l’Amérique Latine collections

Public collection | Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Paris
> Opening on January 31 2020

Created in 2016 for the exhibition 'Slow Motion' dedicated to Elias Crespin at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine, 'Circuconcéntricos Transparente 60' definitely enters its collection in 2020. The sculpture is permanently displayed in the entrance of the Maison.

Maison de l'Amérique Latine
217, boulevard Saint-Germain
75007 Paris

ARCO Madrid 2020

Fair | Galerie Denise René | Baró Galeria
> from February 26th to March 1st 2020

In the 2020 edition of ARCO Madrid art fair, Galerie Denise René presents Elias Crespin's 'Cuadrado Flexionante Negro 50', 2020 and Baró Galeria presents 'Cuadriláteros Copper', 2018.

Artgenève 2020

Fair | Galerie Denise René, stand C8
> from January 30th to February 2nd 2020

Galerie Denise René presents Elias Crespin's sculpture 'Cuadrado Flexionante Negro 50', 2020.

Espace et tension

Group exhibition | Galerie Denise René Espace Marais, Paris
> from December 12th 2019 to February 2d 2020

‘Espace et Tension’ is a selection of contemporary international artists by Denise René gallery curated in collaboration with Domitille D’Orgeval. Their abstract and geometrical creations play with our sensation of space, transforming it into a space of physical and perceptual tensions.
Elias Crespin presents the sculpture ‘La danza de las catenarias’, 2019 which combines for the first time wool thread with aluminium tubes.

KINETIC MASTERS AND THEIR LEGACY

Group exhibition | Cecilia de Torres, LTD., New York
> from October 3rd 2019 to January 11th 2020

In ‘Kinetic masters and their legacy’, Cecilia de Torres gallery brings together the creations of great Latin American kinetic artists of the 50’s and 60’s with those of contemporary artists who continue their reflections on movement. Among them, Elias Crespin presents the sculpture ‘32 Caras (Orange)’, 2014.

Installation views of "Kinetic Masters & Their Legacy" at Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York, 2019. Courtesy of Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York. Photo by Arturo Sánchez.